Home » HR practices » Professional development » Germany: ‘internal crowd-working’ study and the implications for company structures Germany: ‘internal crowd-working’ study and the implications for company structures The Hans Böckler Trade Foundation (German Federation of Trade Unions - DGB) has presented its first study on the phenomenon of ‘internal crowd work’ and its implications for both work organization and human resources management. The study is based on several elements including multiple company case studies from the automotive, telecoms, and IT sectors. In addition to the different variants and principles of ‘crowd work’, the study’s authors highlight the enormous advantages that ‘crowd work’ can bring internally, while pointing out the risks of densification and of stress, as a result of inadequate integration of ‘crowd work’ in traditional work routines. Through . Published on 04 June 2020 à 16h15 - Update on 28 July 2020 à 16h05 Resources Internal crowd work – a little known but developing concept. ‘Crowd work’ is generally known in its external form whereby a company uses an IT platform to call upon workers, the status of whom is not always clear, to carry out fragmented and clearly defined tasks on a fixed-price basis and to participate in larger projects. This type of work organization is also increasingly being developed internally. However both the effects on employees, and the consequences on company structures, are not well known.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageEmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications What type of employment status will platform workers hold? mind RH updates its comparison of several countries’ regulatory responses CSR: support for caregiving employees, a new challenge for companies Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels